P7 pupils from Castlehill Primary recently visited Muneroy Tearooms as part of their work leading up to the Kintyre Fun Food Festival event which will take place in CGS on the evening of Wednesday 19th November. The class had read of Francis and Ian’s success at the Scottish Baking Awards. Fifteen pupils travelled down to Southend to present them with a “Congratulations” card and to interview Francis herself.
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News from DGS
Marvellous Macmillan Coffee Morning at DGS
DGS Staff and invited visitors enjoyed a fantastic coffee morning organised by pupils from the school’s learning centre on Thursday, 2 October – all in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support.
Strachur Primary School Coffee Morning
Primary 6/7 at Strachur Primary School held a very successful coffee morning in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support.
The children organised the event and did all the baking themselves. They created posters to advertise the coffee morning and encouraged other pupils in the school to try their hand at baking too. They were very pleased with the turnout in the Memorial Hall in the village and raised the sum of £367.05
One Planet Picnic at Strath of Appin Primary School.
The One Planet Picnic initiative is part of the Keep Scotland Beautiful Eco-Schools programme and Clean and Green Legacy 2014. It is designed to raise awareness of where food comes from, and how it is produced.
Strath of Appin Primary School’s picnic took the form of a Harvest lunch where all the children and staff in the school were invited to enjoy fabulous foods that had been freshly prepared in the school kitchen.
Continue reading One Planet Picnic at Strath of Appin Primary School.
MacMillan Coffee Day
Taynuilt Nursery had a fantastic day helping raise funds for the Macmillan Coffee Day. We invited, parents, grandparents, family and friend along and raised an amazing £251.00. Big thanks to everyone who came along and supported us. A willing helper serving pretend tea to her 2 grannies and mum and dad.
Skipness and Clachan Schools News
Wee Cup of Tea – Macmillan Coffee Afternoon
The children of Skipness Primary School had a wonderful time on Thursday 25th September. They spent the morning preparing delicious cupcakes with green icing which were to be sold in the afternoon to their many visitors. The school also received many delicious delights from the parents and residents of Skipness. Even though it was a drizzly day, this did not prevent people from joining the children for their “wee cup of tea”.
Lochgilphead High School fundraising pupils!
Congratulations to Lewis King, Ben McGlyn, Lorne Harvey, Nicola Ellis and David Hatton in the 5/6 PDA who held a coffee morning in the Mid Argyll Youth Project on Friday 26th September and raised £193.41 for MacMillan Cancer Support.
Well Done!
Dalmally Restaurant Opens for Business
Yesterday the boys and girls of Primary one and two were very busy in the preparation of a feast of organic delights. Come along to our restaurant and you could sample a moss stew, some mud muffins or a sandy pancake with a drizzle of grass syrup. The outdoor kitchen has proved so popular that there is now a playtime rota for every class!
Staff have found that taking a back seat brings up lots of interesting observations- already we know that the children need writing materials for menus, they need plates and cups to serve up their delights and possibly a set of scales to measure with!
Continue reading Dalmally Restaurant Opens for Business
News from DGS
MOVING MOMENTS AT THE MOVIES
As part of this year’s Dunoon Film Festival, S3 pupils from DGS organised a special screening of the Japanese cult classic animation ‘Howl’s Moving Castle’ for local primary school pupils and DGS Learning Centre students.
Danke und auf Wiedersehen
Pupils, parents and staff from Dunoon Grammar School gathered at the school at 6.30 am last Thursday (26 June) to bid a fond farewell to German partners as the 2014 edition of the Dunoon Grammar School and Hardenberg Gymnasium exchange came to a close.
The tearful goodbyes from both sets of pupils as the German bus pulled away from DGS illustrated the success of this year’s exchange and the bond forged between the pupils involved. Continue reading Danke und auf Wiedersehen
Sizzling Summer Spectacular to end school year at DGS
Over 180 S6 pupils, staff and their families enjoyed a samba inspired BBQ last Thursday evening (26 June) to mark the end of a successful school year.
The school yard was transformed into the ‘Copacabana Courtyard’ – complete with inflatable palm trees – as pupils and staff enjoyed a World Cup themed afternoon that included a bbq, beach volleyball, limbo dancing, football target challenge and trampoline.
Continue reading Sizzling Summer Spectacular to end school year at DGS
DPS Commonwealth Concert
Dunoon Primary hosted a spectacular Commonwealth Grand Concert on Tuesday 24th June. The Concert began with a parade of all the countries and the choir then sang ‘Heres to our Commonwealth’. P1 – P7 then followed with a selection of songs relating to their chosen Commonwealth Country.
OBAN HIGH SCHOOL S4 XL TRANSFORM CLASSROOM FOR LAURINBURG EXCHANGE STUDENTS.
S4 Xl students had to do some quick thinking after the students arriving from Laurinburg, North Carolina were delayed for 24 hours in Philadelphia. The group had booked the Assembly Hall and had planned a Welcome Meeting for the students arriving; they had also arranged musicians, a singer, dancers and teas, coffees and cakes. Unfortunately the following day when the visitors did arrive at the school the hall had been previously booked so therefore wasn’t available.
Continue reading OBAN HIGH SCHOOL S4 XL TRANSFORM CLASSROOM FOR LAURINBURG EXCHANGE STUDENTS.
Tobermory High School Dazzle!
Tobermory High School recently presented its third musical production with two sell-out performances in the Aros Hall Tobermory. Dazzle, told the story of Poppy Pringle and the Dazzle Bay Fun Palace and featured a cast of 30 pupils from P5-S5. The cast all gave confident performances and delivered the songs with gusto. A live band helped to bring the story to life, and was made up of local musicians as well as friends of director, social subjects teacher, Ryan Lowe. Candyfloss and sticks of rock were sold at the interval to keep the fairground theme running from beginning to end. A fantastic show!
P7/6 WW2 Drama Production & 1940’s Street Party
As a finale to their pupil led World War 2 Interdisciplinary Study, the pupils of P7/6 warmly invited parents & family members to their World War 2 Drama Adaptation of Carrie’s War on 15th of May 2014.
As a thank you to family members for allowing pupils to bring in fantastic artefacts & interesting resources from home eg vintage ration books & genuine war medals, the class also invited family and friends to join them for a splendid Street Party after the production. Continue reading P7/6 WW2 Drama Production & 1940’s Street Party
Keills and Small Isles do Samba!
A clear blue sky, sunshine warming the air and a gentle breeze – the perfect conditions for an outdoor Samba Drumming Performance for the family and friends of Keills and Small Isles P.5-7 pupils. The rhythmic sound of surdo drums, agogo bells, tamborims and ganza shakers playing together was heard throughout the school grounds, probably most of Keills village and quite possibly Port Askaig!
Dervaig Primary School Summer Fair
The school held its annual summer fair on Sunday 8 June. The weather was good to us and stayed bright and sunny for the afternoon. The pupils, with the help of some parents, ran all the stalls. We also had a duck race in the River Bellart. This was a very successful afternoon and we raised the grand total £1200.
: Aladdin! What a show at Kirn Primary
The combined P5,6 and P7 classes put on an outstanding show this week with some stellar performances from the hilarious Widow Twanky, the panto villain Abanazer, the love struck Aladdin and the lovely Princess Jasmine. A hugely professional, fun and uplifting performance, which as one audience member suggested, “was good enough for a Queen’s Hall production”.
Al Fresco dining at Strone Primary!
Whilst our P4-7’s were enjoying the sunshine at the Police Sports Day in Dunoon, our P1-3’s dined outside at lunchtime to make the most of the fantastic weather. A big thank-you to our kitchen staff Mrs Rodger and Miss Lees for setting up the tables and waitressing.
Strone Primary School cook with Jamie Oliver!
Last Friday the P1-4 class invited parents and family members to join in the Food Revolution event. Everyone got messy and covered in beetroot, creating healthy snacks with a live cooking lesson from Jamie Oliver.
